William: In the days other news,
Russia's war in Ukraine passed
the 3 month mark today, with no
end in sight.
The head of the Russian security
council said Moscow is not
chasing deadlines, but its
bombing of cities has
intensified across Ukraine's
donbas region.
Meanwhile, the mayor of mariupol
reported finding 200 bodies in a
collapsed building.
And the U.S. Treasury department
announced it will bar Russia
from using American banks to
repay bond-holders.
That could cause the Kremlin to
default this summer.
We'll return to all of this,
later in the program.
President Biden has wound up his
trip to Asia, warning that the
world must do more against
Russian aggression.
In Tokyo today, he met with
leaders of Japan, India, and
Australia, where he pushed for
stronger military and economic
ties, and for greater action to
defend Ukraine.
Pres. Biden: We're navigating a
dark hour in our shared history.
The Russian brutal and
unprovoked war against Ukraine
has triggered a humanitarian
catastrophe, innocent civilians
have been killed in the streets
and millions of refugees are
internally displaced and as well
as exiled.
This is more than a European
issue, this is a global issue.
William: The president's message
appeared aimed partially at
India, which has yet to join in
sanctions against Russia.
And, as the leaders met, Russia
and China conducted joint
flights near Japan's airspace.
The Japanese defense minister
called it an increased level of
provocation.
A Russian court today rejected
alexei navalny's appeal of his
9-year prison sentence for
fraud.
The opposition leader says the
charge is politically motivated.
Navalny appeared in court via a
video feed from the prison
colony where he's already
serving time for a probation
violation.
He criticized president Vladimir
Putin for starting what he
called a stupid war in Ukraine.
The world health organization
is expressing confidence that an
outbreak of monkeypox is
controllable.
As of today, there've been more
than 130 confirmed cases, and
another 106 probables, in 19
countries since early may.
But, in Geneva,
W.H.O officials said the risk is
low because the virus does not
spread as easily as covid-19.
>> What we know from this virus
and these modes of transmission,
this outbreak can still be
contained and it is the
objective of the world health
organization and member states
to contain this outbreak and to
stop it.
William: Most monkeypox cases
have been in Europe, which
raised alarms since the virus is
rarely seen outside of Africa.
But one official urge, today,
saying let's not make a mountain
out of a mole hill.
Back in this country, Earth were
up 1% last year, the CDC says is
still about 86,000 lower an
before the pandemic.
It's a slight uptick from 2020
when Americans had the fewest
babies in more than 40 years.
An independent commission today
recommended you names for fort
Bragg and eight other U.S. Army
posts that are now named for
confederate officers.
It is part of military effort to
address racial justice issues.
Among others, fort Bragg would
be renamed for liberty.
In Georgia, fort Gordon would
become fort Eisenhower.
Automaker Hyundai is recalling
240 9000 cars in the U.S.
Because seatbelt parts could
explode and injured drivers and
passengers.
The recall expands and includes
accent, a long truck models from
2019 halfing 2022 -- elantra
models.
The Dow Jones industrial average
managed to gain 48 points to
close at 31,928.
The NASDAQ fell 2%, the S&P 500
slipped 32.
Still to come, arise of new
covid infections raises
questions about the u.s.'s
current approach to the
pandemic.
We speak to a Ukrainian coerced
to leave his home for Russia.
Plus, much more.
>> This is the pbs newshour,